Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan congratulated RA President Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia. The message reads:

“Honorable Mr. Sargsyan:

I cordially congratulate you on the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia. September 21, 1991 has opened a new chapter in the history of Armenian people. Building independent statehood was a difficult, but at the same time respectable path our people could successfully overcome. Armenian people restored the right to be the arbiter of their destiny, to have an independent, free and sovereign state.

Even today under the global crisis the leadership of Armenia is doing everything possible to take up different challenges and lay the stable groundwork for social and economic development. I am confident that under your presidency the Republic of Armenia will achieve new success, will celebrate new victories and the cherished dreams of Armenian people will come true.

I wish you peace, good health and all the best in the name of prosperous and bright future of Armenia and Artsakh.”